Interview – Annabelle Lopez Ochoa on creating Guernica for SF Ballet’s Unbound Festival; Popular Tags. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. “I had seen them perform at a festival in Colombia a little while before and I had noticed that each piece was very strong and abundant with energy. DanceTabs © 2021. “It wouldn’t be soon because right now I am busy until 2019 and I have already made two pieces for the company,” she says. >> Complete list of DanceTabs Contributors and more info. In the third scene I mingle the men and women’s energy, blurring the lines of separation, which culminates in the final scene where both genders unite into one single breath.”. www.annabellelopezochoa.com Since its formation in 2000, Dance Consortium has presented 39 tours by 22 different contemporary dance companies from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, France, The Netherlands, Taiwan, Israel and the USA. Based on Kahlo’s life and art, Broken Wings is “a marvellous image of creativity and power” (The Independent), filled with colourful Fridas, mischievous day-of-the-dead skeletons and dancing […] ", “For me the soul is genderless – we all carry both genders in us,” Annabelle explains. Now she is looking forward to seeing how British audiences respond to her Cuban piece. Title: She Said: Interview with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa; Get the app. Choreographer Annabelle López Ochoa has worked with top dance companies across the globe – and yet she says there is something special about Danza Contemporánea de Cuba. Thank you. Internationally renowned choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa is, in her own words, passionate about “creating new realities.” A simple class exercise at the age of 11 sparked the beginnings of what would later become a thriving choreographic career. If I wanted to take Reversible to another company I would have to re-do that whole section. Google apps. Diane Parkes interviews choreographer Annabelle López Ochoa. Dance Consortium last brought DCC to the UK in 2012 when the company performed a different triple bill. On the UK tour, DCC will be performing Reversible as part of a triple bill along with Theo Clinkard’s The Listening Room and Matria Etnocentra, created by the company’s resident choreographer and dancer George Céspedes. Watch an interview with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Women move and express themselves through their hips and men through their upper body. Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa has worked with top dance companies across the globe – and yet she says there is something special about Danza Contemporánea de Cuba. “I always say to companies that I wouldn’t want to be a resident choreographer because I think it is essential for dancers to work with lots of different choreographers in order to get acquainted with other ways of moving and other ways of working, but yes, the love story with Danza Contemporánea de Cuba and me is going to continue.”, We are a registered charity: number 249748. DDP Founder and President Liza Yntema had the pleasure of interviewing choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa for DDP’s latest Meet the Artist. Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, center, and dancers of the Dutch National Ballet in rehearsal for “Frida,” a new work based on the life of Frida Kahlo. Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Smuin Ballet rehearsal | Photo: Chris Hardy. Currently creating a new ballet for ABT studio company, inspired by the work of graffiti artist Banksy. Today she is one of the most heavily in demand female choreographers, having worked with companies as diverse as New York City Ballet, Ballet Black, Dutch National Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Ballet Moscow and West Australian Ballet. “We all have that sexuality in us but not all cultures allow us to expose or express it so openly. Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa has worked with top dance companies across the globe – and yet she says there is something special about Danza Contemporánea de Cuba. “I first went to Cuba to choreograph for the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, the classical ballet company of the country. “In other companies dancers tend to “mark” the choreography when they have to do it many times to save energy but the dancers of Danza Contemporánea de Cuba will do it full out over and over again as if they are performing. Despite her heavy schedule, Annabelle hopes to find time to work with DCC again at some time in the future. Choreographing the piece so closely with the company means Annabelle believes Reversible very much belongs to DCC. “The piece is built in four parts; the first part is a tribal dance between Adam and Eve which is followed by a Caribbean intermezzo based on the bachata rhythm where the women use their sensuality as a playful weapon. BalletX performs the world premiere of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s first full-length ballet, an adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 'The Little Prince' that is entertaining … While her dances are often non-narrative, Lopez Ochoa works with the dancers to convey emotion and hint at narrative. Now she is looking forward to seeing how British audiences respond to her Cuban piece. “Everybody does it for free and there is no leader. ", “In other companies dancers tend to “mark” the choreography when they have to do it many times to save energy but the dancers of Danza Contemporánea de Cuba will do it full out over and over again as if they are performing. Cubans are very warm people and extremely physical – they touch you when they talk to you, they hug you, they are very playful with each other. It was April, and the contemporary ballet choreographer was trying something new. Annabelle Lopez Ochoa is an international choreographer based out of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Reversible, which is set to a soundtrack featuring Jean-Claude Kerinec and Staff Elmeddah, Kroke, Scanner and Eric Vaarzon Morel, was very much inspired by Cuba. It is really the Cuban flavour of the piece. It literally is an escape from their hard daily life. “For me the soul is genderless – we all carry both genders in us,” Annabelle explains. In the third scene I mingle the men and women’s energy, blurring the lines of separation, which culminates in the final scene where both genders unite into one single breath.”. Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Annabelle Lopez Ochoa has worked with top dance companies across the globe – and yet she says there is something special … And these gender roles, which initially seem so specific to male and female, quickly become confused – and reversed. The tour is presented by Dance Consortium, a group of 17 venues across the UK, which work together to promote international dance to local audiences. I hope people will be energised by watching it.”. Since its formation in 2000, Dance Consortium has presented 39 tours by 22 different contemporary dance companies from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, France, The Netherlands, Taiwan, Israel and the USA. They are very generous and high powered dancers which is very common for them - but quite uncommon in the rest of the world. Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Returns to Dance Salad Annabelle Lopez Ochoa is part of a rising crop of freelance choreographers making their marks all over the world. “I had seen them perform at a festival in Colombia a little while before and I had noticed that each piece was very strong and abundant with energy. Ochoa has created works for Ballet Austin, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, The Scottish Ballet, Washington Ballet and others. Choreographing the piece so closely with the company means Annabelle believes Reversible very much belongs to DCC. Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. April 28, 2018. Frida by choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa was inspired by the life story of Frida Kahlo. Currently creating a new ballet for ABT studio company, inspired by the work of graffiti artist Banksy. “In Cuba, the game between the sexes and seduction is an obvious one,” says Annabelle. She has created 7 narrative ballets to date: Frida (2020 - Dutch National Ballet) ANNABELLE LOPEZ OCHOA: NAVIGATING TWO CULTURES & BREAKING INTO BALLET CHOREOGRAPHY AS A WOMAN . WORLD PREMIERE Frida by choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa was inspired by the life story of Frida Kahlo. “This was done specifically for them, especially the bachata section – even I cannot dance the bachata the way they do. That sensuality is omnipresent in Cuban culture. Liza Yntema (LY): Can you tell me about your background, both as a dancer and as a choreographer? They are very generous and high powered dancers which is very common for them – but quite uncommon in the rest of the world. It’s very humbling to witness that.”. Now she is looking forward to seeing how British audiences respond to her Cuban piece. That sensuality is omnipresent in Cuban culture. Annabelle Lopez Ochoa was commissioned by English National Ballet to create a ballet as a part of She Said, an all-female choreographer triple bill, which was planned by artistic director Tamara Rojo, as she had never danced in piece by a woman., as she had never danced in piece by a woman. Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more. “I always say to companies that I wouldn’t want to be a resident choreographer because I think it is essential for dancers to work with lots of different choreographers in order to get acquainted with other ways of moving and other ways of working, but yes, the love story with Danza Contemporánea de Cuba and me is going to continue.”, Diane Parkes is a freelance journalist specialising in the arts. Maybe it’s enough to know that choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Requiem for a Rose, making it’s West Coast premiere in Smuin Ballet’s 24th season opener Dance Series 01 on Sept. 22, was originally created in 2009, on 13 Pennsylvania Ballet dancers. BalletX commissioned new works by two female choreographers, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Helen Pickett, which examined gender issues in ballet culture. Annabelle spent four weeks creating Reversible with the company in Havana in 2015 and then returned in late 2016 to prepare for the tour. People fall on both sides of the fence when it comes to reading program notes or having inside information before experiencing a given artist’s work. International choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa has been celebrated around the world as a multifaceted artist with a unique and compelling voice. Interview with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa on her ballet Broken Wings, inspired by the art and life of iconic Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. It literally is an escape from their hard daily life. I also wanted to put both yin and yang in the dancers of Reversible by interchanging their garments to distance them from the clichés of what men and women usually wear.”. Requiem for A Rose: An Interview with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Which is why she’s delighted that “They are not my movies,” she told me. In an interview in Dance Magazine, Lopez Ochoa said she is inspired by other artists “because with each work, I also try to expand my limits.” Lopez Ochoa emerged from a ballerina mold to become an award-winning choreographer. The critically acclaimed award-winning Annabelle Lopez Ochoa is a choreographer that you need to know. An internationally renowned dancer before she turned her talents to creating dance pieces, Annabelle has been a full-time choreographer for more than ten years. “The way both sexes dress and act. Which is why she’s delighted that the Havana-based company is now bringing her work Reversible to the UK on a national tour. In an interview with Wendy Perron for Dance Magazine, Lopez Ochoa explained, “I work a lot with actors and—though my pieces are becoming more and more abstract—I like to see dancers look at each other in the eyes. Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, one of three choreographers for Danza Contemporánea de Cuba, tells us about her career and passion for dance. Annabelle spent four weeks creating Reversible with the company in Havana in 2015 and then returned in late 2016 to prepare for the tour. TV5 Monde, Dance Gazette has interviewed Lopez Ochoa about her new dance films and the developing genre. I hope people will be energised by watching it.”. (Click image for larger version) San Francisco Ballet’s 2018 Unbound Festival of New Works, presents 12 premieres and runs from the 20 April until 6 May 2018. Hailed as a “rising star of the Dutch dance scene” in 2003, Colombian-Belgian choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa is now well on her way to conquering the world. An internationally renowned dancer before she turned her talents to creating dance pieces, Annabelle has been a full-time choreographer for more than ten years. She Said: Interview with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa English National Ballet Video “Frida Kahlo Photographed" keynote address Cincinnati Art Museum Video “A conversation about Frida Kahlo” Cincinnati Art … Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, one of three choreographers for Danza Contemporánea de Cuba, tells us about her career and passion for dance. Lopez Ochoa has developed specific rules for her Zoom choreographies. BalletX will perform the world premiere of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's new ballet 'The Little Prince' at Summer Series 2019 at The Wilma Theater, Jul 10-21. I think they feel blessed that they have found happiness in what they do. Read the article below and learn more about Annabelle Lopez Ochoa on her website, here. www.dccuba.com, See Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s work (Reversible) for Danza Contemporánea de Cuba as part of their UK Tour 2017 – 14 Feb – 18 Mar. 12 Min Read. A prolific artist, she has created dance works for over 60 top ballet and dance companies including: English National Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Finnish National Ballet, The Washington Ballet, Ballet Black, Dance Theatre of Harlem and so many more. Ochoa's Still@Life, her first collaboration with an American dance company, was inspired by still life paintings and portraits from the Baroque era, set to music by J. S. Bach and van Wassenaer. Watch Broken Wings by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa on Facebook and YouTube now. Since then, her works have been performed around the globe by, at last count, 65 ballet companies. Iconic painter Frida Kahlo is the heroine of this vibrant ballet full of warmth and passion. In 2012 she won awards for her work A Streetcar Named Desire, which was created for Scottish Ballet, and in 2016 her piece Broken Wings, based on the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo which was created for English National Ballet, received huge critical acclaim. The way the women are swaying with their hips and how the men gracefully partner them is so natural to Cubans. Annabelle Lopez Ochoa said, frowning to get a better sense of the dancers' living room on her screen. And in fact her work Reversible, which plays with ideas of gender, sexual power and rivalry, was created specifically for the company, which was formed in Cuba in 1959. Interview – Annabelle Lopez Ochoa on creating Guernica for SF Ballet’s Unbound Festival. It is really the Cuban flavour of the piece. “We all have that sexuality in us but not all cultures allow us to expose or express it so openly. If I wanted to take Reversible to another company I would have to re-do that whole section. She trained at the Royal Ballet Academy before joining the contemporary dance company Djazzex in 1993. “But somehow we are born with a specific identity that separates us by our gender. Having worked with more than 40 dance companies worldwide, Belgian-Colombian dancer turned choreographer Annabelle says it’s the passion and energy of the Cuban dancers which she finds irresistible. “The piece is built in four parts; the first part is a tribal dance between Adam and Eve which is followed by a Caribbean intermezzo based on the bachata rhythm where the women use their sensuality as a playful weapon. Formed more than 50 years ago, DCC has always drawn from the many artistic influences present in the Caribbean island of Cuba. Based in Birmingham, she has more than 20 years' experience of writing for print, websites and social media and specialises in syndicate features for a range of arts organisations including theatre and dance companies, venues and orchestras. When I talk to the two women at ENB’s base in west London, it’s clear how well they operate as a team. Reversible, which is set to a soundtrack featuring Jean-Claude Kerinec and Staff Elmeddah, Kroke, Scanner and Eric Vaarzon Morel, was very much inspired by Cuba. One of the most intriguing artists of the twentieth century, the Mexican-born Kahlo refused to bow to misfortune, zealously fought taboos and championed women's rights, and painted portraits that became famous the world over. “I don’t know where they find that power but they dance like it’s the last time they are going to dance. And in fact her work Reversible, which plays with ideas of gender, sexual power and rivalry, was created specifically for the company, which was formed in Cuba in 1959. Now under the artistic directorship of Miguel Iglesias, DCC has performed its works on stages across the world including Spain, France, Canada, Mexico, Italy, Argentina, Australia and the United States of America. Which is why she’s delighted that the Havana-based company is now bringing her work Reversible to the UK on a national tour. The critically acclaimed award-winning Annabelle Lopez Ochoa is a choreographer that you need to know. “The way both sexes dress and act. “I hope it warms the hearts of the public and brings some warm energy, vive and sunshine in the middle of the winter,” she says. One of the most intriguing artists of the twentieth century, the Mexican-born Kahlo refused to bow to misfortune, zealously fought taboos and championed women's rights, … Annabelle Lopez Ochoa has worked with top dance companies across the globe – and yet she says there is something special … In 2003, after 12 years as a professional dancer, she decided to focus on her choreography—and was quickly praised for her versatility. “It wouldn’t be soon because right now I am busy until 2019 and I have already made two pieces for the company,” she says. Having worked with more than 40 dance companies worldwide, Belgian-Colombian dancer turned choreographer Annabelle says it’s the passion and energy of the Cuban dancers which she finds irresistible. Watch an interview with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa When I talk to the two women at ENB’s base in west London, it’s clear how well they operate as a team. Recommended. “I hope it warms the hearts of the public and brings some warm energy, vive and sunshine in the middle of the winter,” she says. While Lopez Ochoa … ", “I don’t know where they find that power but they dance like it’s the last time they are going to dance. Internationally renowned choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa is, in her own words, passionate about “creating new realities.” A simple class exercise at the age of 11 sparked the beginnings of what would later become a thriving choreographic career. Do not steal our words or pictures, please. www.danceconsortium.com “This was done specifically for them, especially the bachata section – even I cannot dance the bachata the way they do. Annabelle Lopez Ochoa started her career as a choreographer in 2003. Claudia Bauer. Which is why she’s delighted that the Havana-based company is now bringing her work Reversible to … Cubans are very warm people and extremely physical – they touch you when they talk to you, they hug you, they are very playful with each other. Today she is one of the most heavily in demand female choreographers, having worked with companies as diverse as New York City Ballet, Ballet Black, Dutch National Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Ballet Moscow and West Australian Ballet. All here is copyright DanceTabs and the author concerned. The two genders are craving to unite and this initiates the game/battle of the sexes. It’s very humbling to witness that.”. When I was there I went to watch a rehearsal of Danza Contemporánea de Cuba,” recalls Annabelle. Follow her on Twitter @DianeParkes1, Claudia Bauer | Deborah Weiss | Foteini Christofilopoulou | Graham Watts | Heather Desaulniers | Jann Parry | Josephine Leask | Lauren Gallagher | Lynette Halewood | Margaret Willis | Marina Harss | Oksana Khadarina | Sara Veale | Siobhan Murphy | Susanna Sloat | Valerie Lawson | Bruce Marriott (Ed). “In Cuba, the game between the sexes and seduction is an obvious one,” says Annabelle. Despite her heavy schedule, Annabelle hopes to find time to work with DCC again at some time in the future. Dance Consortium last brought DCC to the UK in 2012 when the company performed a different triple bill. Together with two dancers from the When I was there I went to watch a rehearsal of Danza Contemporánea de Cuba,” recalls Annabelle. And these gender roles, which initially seem so specific to male and female, quickly become confused – and reversed. 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